What's the Difference Between a Romney 'Relief Event' and a Regular Campaign Stop?

[struggle4progress]

Elspeth Reeve
11:18 AM ET

Our of respect for the Americans put in harm's way by Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney's campaign events have been turned into "storm relief events." Why? "A campaign aide said there was fear that the media would look for ways to criticize the campaign if it had gone on with a full schedule," Politico's Jonathan Allen reports ...

Romney's "storm relief event" in Kettering, Ohio Tuesday morning began with his normal warmup songs. Then the crowd saw his normal warmup video, a biographical video about his record as a problem solver. A sign warned the arena would be closed for "the Republican campaign rally." But the event had a roped-off area for relief supplies, and a sign urged supporters to donate to the Red Cross ...

Romney will hold a three events in Virginia, a state hit by the storm, on Thursday. Perhaps that will be relief-themed too. His campaign offices in the state, plus in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, have been gathering relief supplies, Paul Ryan said in a Florida rally Monday. It's a nice gesture, but it raises some questions. How will the campaign use its resources to get the relief supplies to hurricane victims? Will it just donate all this stuff to the Red Cross? Doesn't the Red Cross usually prefer cash donations?

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/10/whats-difference-between-romney-relief-event-and-regular-campaign-stop/58501/

[Enrique]

1. a storm relief event in Ohio, where there is no storm

sounds like he's washing a pot that does not appear to be dirty.

[struggle4progress]

2. Actually, Paul Ryan's doing his hurricane relief work in Wisconsin

[OldHippieChick]

3. Lipstick

[Squinch]

4. A Romney relief event goes AGAINST the Red Cross's advisories for how to help during a disaster

His campaign stops, on the other hand, don't necessarily do that.

Also campaign stops sometimes occur in non-swing states. Relief events NEVER do.

[Blue Meany]

5. At the "relief event" they have more outhouses...n/t

[formercia]

6. Romney will use the same Relief Supplies at every event as Props

We can't have his crew seen at the local Wally-World, can we?